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Regulatory Administrative InstitutionsMPA 517

Lecture-32

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Recap

• Revision Lecture 1-15

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Today’s Lecture

• Revision Lecture 16-30

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a Pakistan Government's federal and executive level ministry responsible for international and Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.

• The ministry was created in 1947, and was one of the first ministries to be established. The executive and political figure heading the Foreign Ministry is the Foreign Minister.

• The Foreign Ministry is currently headed by Prime Minister of Pakistan

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Foreign Policy Objectives

• In light of the guiding principles laid down by the founding fathers and the constitution as also aspirations of the people of Pakistan, the objectives of foreign policy can be summarized as under:

• Promotion Pakistan as a dynamic, progressive, moderate, and democratic Islamic country.

• Developing friendly relations with all countries of the world, especially major powers and immediate neighbours.

• Safeguarding national security and geo-strategic interests, including Kashmir.

• Consolidating our commercial and economic cooperation with international community.

• Safeguarding the interests of Pakistani Diaspora abroad.

• Ensuring optimal utilization of national resources for regional and international cooperation.

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HEC

• The HEC also facilitated the development of higher educational system in the country with main purpose of upgrading the universities and colleges in the country to be focal point of the high learning of education, research, and development.

• Over the several years, the HEC plays an important and leading role towards building a knowledge based economy in Pakistan by giving out hundreds of doctoral scholarships for education abroad every year

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Environmental Protection Agency

• The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency, sometimes known as Pak-EPA, is an executive agency Government of Pakistan managed by the Ministry of Climate Change (formly Ministry of Environment) .

• The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulation based on laws passed byParliament. The Pakistan Environmental Protection Act was passed in 1997 by the Parliament repealing the Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance 1983.

• The agency was established under the 1983 Ordinance and saved in the 1997 Act.

• The agency is led by an appointed director-general, who is appointed by the Prime Minister on the advice of the Minister for Environment

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Paradigm Shift

Old Paradigm• What we give to the students

• Inputs• Faculty Teaching• Curriculum• Educational activities as an

end• More quantitative (how

much)

New Paradigm• What the students can/are

able to do• Outcomes• Student learning• Education• Educational activities as

means to an end• More qualitative (how well)

as well as quantitative

Quality Assurance System at HEC

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Washington Accord

• Signatories have full rights of participation in the Accord; qualifications accredited or recognized by other signatories are recognized by each signatory as being substantially equivalent to accredited or recognized qualifications within its own jurisdiction.

– Bangladesh - Represented by Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education

– China - Represented by China Association for Science and Technology– Pakistan - Represented by Pakistan Engineering Council– Peru - Represented by ICACIT– Philippines - Represented by Philippine Technological Council

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PEC Engineering Accreditation and Quality Evaluation Committee

It is heartening to note in this context that the PEC EA&QEC has brought out much needed Manual for Accreditation (2007), which consists of four Sections:

The Accreditation Process: For propagation of the concept involved in accreditation to all the stakeholders of technical education.

Criteria and Weightages: Outlining the evaluation policy as well as its methodology for the benefit of all institutions seeking accreditation of their ongoing and new programs.

Accreditation Performa : To enable the institutions seeking accreditation of programs to provide the necessary information.

• Accreditor’s Manual: To assist the Visiting Teams in the discharge of their responsibilities.

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Pakistan Engineering Council

• Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), is a professional and statutory federal institution for accreditation and regulation of the chartered and professional engineers and technicians.

• The PEC is dedicated for promoting its education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.

• Established in 1976 by the PEC 1976 Act of the Constitution of Pakistan, it is the elite representative engineering community in the country, assisting the government and the provisional governments of the four provinces

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Pakistan Council for Science and Technology

• Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) is mandated to advise the Government on the development of Science and Technology at the national level.

• The Council is involved in S&T Policy making, planning, implementation and in carrying out policy studies.

• PCST is also the secretariat of National Commission of Science and Technology (NCST), headed by the Prime Minister (which takes the major decisions for the development of S&T)

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History of PNRA• The nuclear regulatory infrastructure has been in place since 1965, when the first

research reactor PARR-I was commissioned.

• The nuclear regulatory regime further improved when the first nuclear power plant was commissioned in 1971 at Karachi .

• A nuclear safety and licensing division was established in PAEC HQ which functioned as the de facto regulatory body till it was upgraded to " Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection" (DNSRP) after the promulgation of Pakistan Nuclear Safty and Radiation Protection Ordinance 1984

• Pakistan signed the International Convention on Nuclear Safety in 1994, as a result of which, it became obligatory on the part of the Government of Pakistan to establish an independent nuclear regulatory body entrusted with the implementation of the legislative and regulatory framework governing nuclear power and radiation use in the country, and further to separate the regulatory functions from the promotional aspects of the nuclear programme.

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School for Nuclear & Radiation Safety• Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) was established under

the PNRA Ordinance III in January 2001 for the regulation of nuclear safety and radiation protection in Pakistan. Prior to its establishment, a regulatory body was functioning under the umbrella of PAEC.

• PNRA considers its employees as the most valuable asset and firmly believes that enhancing their skills and knowledge is an investment for the future of the organization therefore, an effective training program for its employees has always been one of the main planks of its long term policy.

• Most of the officers recruited over the last few years in PNRA were graduates from engineering universities and faculty of sciences which included graduates from Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Science (PIEAS), Islamabad as well. They possess basic knowledge in engineering disciplines and sciences but their technical knowledge on regulatory needs require improvements and continuous updates.

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Objectives of WTO Cell

• The proposal perceives to strengthen the capacity within MOIP with additional technical positions and short term expert services as well as supporting facilities to evolve in the long term perspective a viable and efficient setup which can meet the requirements of Pakistan’s trade in non agricultural goods.

• This project would go a long way in creating specialists to deal with the new issues emerging from the WTO.

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SMEDA

• Premier institution of the Government of Pakistan under Ministry of Industries. SMEDA was established in October 1998 to take on the challenge of developing Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan.

• With a futuristic approach and professional management structure it has focus on providing an enabling environment and business development services to small and medium enterprises.

• SMEDA is not only an SME policy-advisory body for the government of Pakistan but also facilitates other stakeholders in addressing their SME development agendas.

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WAPDA Water vision 2025

• WAPDA has formulated a comprehensive $25–33 billion National Water Resource and Hydropower Development Programme, entitled Water Vision 2025.

• The Water Vision 2025 projects are expected to generate 16,000 MW of hydroelectricity. Other goals are to prevent water shortages, limit drought and increase water storage for a growing population.

• Five massive hydropower projects have been announced by the President of Pakistan; these are to be completed by 2016, with a generation capacity of 9,500 MW.

• Two of the projects are ready for construction, while three are in the stages of feasibility studies and preparation of tender documents

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Public Procurement Regulatory Authority

• The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority is an autonomous body endowed with the responsibility of prescribing regulations and procedures for public procurements by Federal Government owned public sector organizations

• Main aim is to improve governance, management, transparency, accountability and quality ofpublic procurement of goods, works and services.

• It is also endowed with the responsibility of monitoring procurement by public sector agencies/organizations and has been delegated necessary powers under the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Ordinance 2002.

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INTRODUCTION

• Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has been set up under the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance dated 28th March 2002 to foster competition, increase private investment and ownership in the midstream and downstream petroleum industry, protect the public interest while respecting individual rights and provide effective and efficient regulations.

• As laid down in the Ordinance, the Authority comprises one Chairman and three members. To create a working environment where the interests of all stakeholders namely the Consumer, Investor & the Government is protected through Independent & Fair Regulatory practices.

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Gems & Jewellery Sector

• Currently, Pakistan imports more than one hundred and twenty tones of gold per annum, which makes it the eighth largest consumer of gold in the world.

• In the year 2002, Pakistan exported gems & jewellery worth US$32 million (which went down to US$28.2 million in 2003).

• Although, the volume of exports of gems & jewellery from Pakistan is of no great significance in the total global trade of US$84.4 billion and much lower than India, which is our biggest regional competitor, but the growth potential of exports in the sector is huge.

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Current Development

• For development of these mineral resources through private national / international investment an investment friendly National Mineral Policy (NMP) has been formulated with the consensus of all the provinces and stake holders.

• The NMP offers various incentives for investment in the mineral sector and all the provinces have formulated investment friendly mineral concession rules to enhance its shares in the GDP and make it competitive in the international market.

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GWADAR PORT

• Currently, Pakistan has two main operating international deep-sea ports: Karachi Port and Port Qasim. During the coming years, their capacity expansion programs are unlikely to keep pace with the expected growth in demand, resulting in a need for a third port to fill the gap.

• In particular, Karachi Port has significant physical limitations and will not be able to grow at the same speed as the national growth in demand over the coming decades. These limitations result mainly from its location, which is within the city of Karachi itself, which has seen very rapid growth over the past years.

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Establishment of OGDC

• To revive exploration in the energy sector the Government of Pakistan signed a long-term loan Agreement on 04 March 1961 with the USSR, whereby Pakistan received 27 million Rubles to finance equipment and services of Soviet experts for exploration.

• Pursuant to the Agreement, OGDC was created under an Ordinance dated 20th September 1961. The Corporation was charged with responsibility to undertake a well thought out and systematic exploratory programme and to plan and promote Pakistan's oil and gas prospects.

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Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development

• Pakistan has remarkable and laudable human resource which is characterized by hard work, dedication and distinction. Our human resource is classified into the categories of professional, non-professional, skilled, semi skilled and un-skilled.

• Due to rapid increase in population and developing economy, it is not possible to provide jobs to all. The Ministry, therefore, focuses on availing all the overseas opportunities.

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Overseas Pakistanis Foundation• Established under Emigration Ordinance,

1979. Registered under Companies Ordinance on 8th July, 1979 as Company Limited by Guarantee of Government of Pakistan.

• OPF is controlled by a Board of Governors headed by the Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development as its Chairman.

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OPF education system

“The Mission of the OPF education system is to ensure excellence in teaching and learning so that each student will participate responsibility in a diverse and changing world”

• Ensure that each student meets or exceeds rigorous performance and achievement standards.

• Ensure that highest level of performance for all staff.

• Develop and implement Curriculum and assessments which are relevant and challenging.

• Provide a safe, nourishing and academically stimulating Learning Environment.

• Create an environment in which students, staff, families and community members participate and contribute.

• Ensure that diversity and commonality an valued.

• Ensure that policies, Structure, services and resources Support the vision, belief mission and goal.

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Ministry of States and Frontier Regions

• The Quaid-i-Azam has instructed for the creation of a new Ministry of states and frontier regions.

• The Quaid-i-Azam has decided that the new Ministry will be called “The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions”.

• The Quaid-i-Azam has further directed that unless there is any serious legal or other objection, it must be stated in the Press Note that the new Ministry will function under the direct control, guidance and direction of Quaid-i-Azam and Governor-General of Pakistan and this portfolio will be his special care.

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Ministry of Religious Affairs• The Ministry of Religious Affairs is responsible for the

pilgrimage beyond Pakistan, Muslims pilgrims visits to India for Ziarat and Saudi Arabia for Umra & Hajj.

• It is also responsible for the welfare and safety of pilgrims and zairines.

• The main activities also include research based Islamic studies, holding of conferences, seminars ,training education of Ulemas and Khateebs , exchange of visits of scholars of Islamic learning with the liaison amongst foreign and international institutions.

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Summary

• Revision Lecture 15-30